free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
pebbles; gravel; boulder formed from gravel and sediment
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
language learning ability; foreign language skills; linguistic ability
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
counter for books; volume
collection of short stories; collected short stories
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to translate; to interpret
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
correction; looking over; touching up
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion